Beti naek (man's hip cloth)

Date2020

Maker Theresia Abi Bikomi, West Timor, Indonesia, born 1954

Maker Yohanna Ato Bikomi, West Timor, Indonesia, born 1945

Object number2022.43.4

ProvenanceThe artist; [Threads of Life, Bali, Indonesia]; purchased from organization by Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2022

Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen

Credit LineGuendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff Endowment for the Decorative Arts and the Indonesian Support Fund

Dimensions67 x 35 1/2 in. (170.2 x 90.2 cm) (center bulges, width: 31 1/2 in. at fringe)

MediumWarp ikat, open fringe, commercial cotton, and natural dyes

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Beti naek (man's hip cloth)